EL RUFAI SHUTS DOWN CHURCHES, SEMINARY AND CHURCH HOSPITAL IN KADUNA.

We earnestly hope all these are just in the interest
of the general populace and not pointers to an era
of religious intolerance!

Kaduna State governor, Mallam Nasir El-Rufai on
Tuesday ordered the immediate closure of two
churches, a seminary, a hospital and secondary school
all in Saminaka, Lere Local Government Area of the
state.
El-Rufai said the closure became necessary so as to
avoid the eruption of violence among factions of the
congregations whose leaderships’ positions he
stressed is, “principally to preserve their personal
interests with little concern for the common good, and
the peace and security of Kaduna State.”
A statement by his spokesperson, Samuel Aruwan on
Wednesday identified the affected bodies as:
Theological Seminary of Northern Nigeria, TSNN,
Shalom Comprehensive College, Assemblies of God
Church, AGC, Nmbare all in Saminaka. The rest are:
Assemblies of God Church, Jerusalem, and AGC
Evangelist Hospital, also in Saminaka.”
According to the statement, “The Kaduna State Security
Council at its 15th meeting, held on the 15th
September, 2015, deliberated on the leadership crisis in
the Assemblies of God Church, AGC, Saminaka District,
Lere local government area of the state.
“The council discussed this matter in the context of
preventing threats to the peace and stability of the
State.
“The Council noted that the leadership crisis has led to
disintegration of order in the church, and raised
tensions between the followers of the rival camps.
“The Council reviewed previous efforts made to resolve
the crisis. It noted that these were aborted by those
involved in the leadership tussle, principally to
preserve their personal interests with little concern for
the common good, and the peace and security of
Kaduna State.
“The Council unanimously agreed that if left unchecked,
the growing tension may degenerate into total
breakdown of law and order in the said area, with the
potential to spread to other parts of the state.”
The government also warned that anyone found
formenting crises in any form across the state would be
prosecuted.